# Croydon East (UK Parliament constituency)

Croydon East is a borough constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1955 by the first past the post system of election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established for the 2024 general election. It primarily comprises the abolished Croydon Central constituency – excluding Croydon town centre.

## Constituency profile

The seat is mostly suburban, covering Addiscombe, Shirley, Selsdon and the planned settlement of New Addington which is linked by tram to Croydon itself. Incomes and house prices are above average for the UK.

## Politics and history

Croydon East was a short-lived seat for the 1950 general election, creating three seats in the County Borough of Croydon from the previous two, taking in areas from the East Surrey constituency to the south. Croydon East took in areas of the former Croydon North and Croydon South constituencies, and East Surrey. It bordered Croydon West, Croydon North and East Surrey, and, when created, Beckenham.
All three Croydon constituencies were abolished at the 1955 general election, re-creating Croydon South and creating Croydon North East and Croydon North West seats.
For all of its history Croydon East had Conservative Members of Parliament. It saw three elections: the 1950 general election, the 1951 general election and a 1954 by-election. Prior to 1950, Croydon South had been held by Labour but most of its voters were re-drawn into Croydon West.

## Boundaries

| Dates | Local authority | Map | Wards |
| 1950–1955 | County Borough of Croydon | | Addington, Addiscombe, East, South Norwood, and Woodside |
| 2024-present | London Borough of Croydon | | Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, New Addington North, New Addington South, Selsdon & Addington Village, Selsdon Vale & Forestdale, Shirley North, Shirley South, Woodside (polling districts WDS2, WDS3, WDS4, WDS5 and WDS6). |

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1950 | Herbert Williams | Conservative | Died July 1954 |
| 1954 by-election | John Hughes-Hallett | Conservative |
| 1955 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | |
| 2024 | Natasha Irons | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Croydon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Natasha Irons | 18,541 | 42.4 | –5.7 |
| | Conservative | Jason Cummings | 11,716 | 26.8 | –14.6 |
| | Reform UK | Scott Holman | 5,862 | 13.4 | +11.7 |
| | Green | Peter Underwood | 4,097 | 9.4 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Pelling | 3,563 | 8.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,825 | 15.6 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,779 | 57.1 | –10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,660 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 24,340 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | 20,927 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3,341 | 6.6 |
| | Green | 1,177 | 2.3 |
| | Brexit Party | 837 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 50,622 | 67.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 75,346 |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Croydon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Williams | 29,484 | 53.3 | |
| | Labour | Marion Billson | 20,903 | 37.8 | |
| | Liberal | George Laing Gray | 4,882 | 8.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,581 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,269 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Croydon East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Williams | 32,282 | 58.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Alexander Bain | 22,615 | 41.2 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,667 | 17.6 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,897 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
1954 Croydon East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes-Hallett | 21,640 | 56.6 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | JW Wellwood | 13,546 | 35.4 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | James Walters | 3,060 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,094 | 21.2 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,460 | 57.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |